Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Scientist say coffee drinking could elongate your life span

Scientists at the University of Southern California have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. People who consumed a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die compared to those who didn’t drink coffee.This association was even stronger for those who drank two to three cups a day — 18 percent reduced the chance of death. Lower mortality was present regardless of whether people drink regular or decaffeinated coffee, suggesting the association is not tied to caffeine, said Veronica W. Setiawan, lead author of the study and an Associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “We cannot say drinking coffee will prolong your life, but we see an association,” Setiawan said.

This association was even stronger for those who drank two to three cups a day — 18 percent reduced chance of death. Lower mortality was present regardless of whether people drank regular or decaffeinated coffee, suggesting the association is not tied to caffeine, said Veronica W. Setiawan, lead author of the study and an associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “We cannot say drinking coffee will prolong your life, but we see an association,” Setiawan said.

The ongoing Multiethnic Cohort Study has more than 215,000 participants and bills itself as the most ethnically diverse study examining lifestyle risk factors that may lead to cancer. “Until now, few data have been available on the association between coffee consumption and mortality in nonwhites in the United States and elsewhere,” the study stated.

“Such investigations are important because lifestyle patterns and disease risks can vary substantially across racial and ethnic backgrounds, and findings in one group may not necessarily apply to others.” Since the association was seen in four different ethnicities, Setiawan said it is safe to say the results apply to other groups.

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